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Final scrimmage held ahead of CHaD Battle of the Badges Baseball Classic

Final scrimmage held ahead of CHaD Battle of the Badges Baseball Classic

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Updated: 10:54 PM EDT Aug 6, 2018

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WEBVTT FIELD FOR ONE FINAL PRACTICE. REPORTER: UNDER THE HOT SUN, IT IS THE FINAL SCRIMMAGE. >> DANNY GOONAN CATCHING AND TAP YOU’RE OUR EXTRA HITTER. REPORTER: BEFORE THESE POLICEMEN AND FIREMEN HIT A HOMERUN FOR CHAD. TEAM POLICE WON 4-7 GAMES IN THE ANNUAL CHAD BATTLE OF THE BADGES BASEBALL CLASSIC. >> BOTTOM LINE IS, I THINK FUNDRAISING’S GOING TO BE AN ALL TIME HIGH AND THAT’S THE BIGGER VICTORY. WHOEVER WINS AND HOLD THE TROPHY AT THE END IS JUST GRAVY. >> IT’S A TON OF FUN. IT’S FOR A GREAT CAUSE. WE ALWAYS HAVE A TON OF FUN AND IT’S A LOT OF LAUGHS BETWEEN BOTH DUGOUTS. REPORTER: THE BIG GAME IS FRIDAY NIGHT, 6:00, RIGHT HERE AT NORTHEAST DELTA DENTAL STADIUM. TICKETS ARE $10 BUT FOR KIDS 5 AND UNDER, THEY GET IN FOR FREE. >> BEING HERE WITH THE KIDS IS AWESOME. I HAVE HAD THE SAME BUDDY FOR FOUR YEARS. WE LINKED UP. HE LOVES THE GAME. I BRING MY KIDS TO THE GAME. IT’S A GREAT FAMILY TIME AND EVERYBODY HAS FUN. REPORTER: ALREADY MORE THAN $80,000 HAS BEEN RAISED FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES AT CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL AT DARTMOUTH-HITCHCOCK. >> IT’S THINGS THAT INSURANCE DOESN’T COVER AND WITHOUT THESE PROGRAMS, THESE FAMILIES REALLY MIGHT SUFFER. REPORTER: FOR ONE FAMILY THIS EVENT MEANS EVERYTHING. >> I LIKE HOW EVERYONE COMES TOGETHER TO SUPPORT ALL THE CHAD KIDS. REPORTER: 12-YEAR-OLD ISABELLA COTTRELL SUFFERS FROM A BLEEDING DISORDER AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN A CHAD KID. >> SO WHEN SHE GETS CUT, SHE DOESN’T STOP BLEEDING. SHE CAN BLEED FOR HOURS ON END. SO THERE’S TWO PLACES WHERE WE CAN GET STUFF TO TREAT THAT -- DARTMOUTH-HITCHCOCK OR BOSTON. REPORTER: HER DAD, A BARNSTEAD FIREFIGHTER, PLAYS FOR HER. >> I AM REALLY PROUD OF MY DAD FOR PLAYING IN THIS AND BEING A PART OF IT. REPORT

Final scrimmage held ahead of CHaD Battle of the Badges Baseball Classic

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The annual game features teams made up of police officers and firefighters from around the state, playing to raise money for CHaD.

Team police has won four out of the last seven games.

“Bottom line is, I think fundraising's going to be an all-time high, and that's the bigger victory,” said Edward Shaughnessy, an officer with the Bradford and Sunapee police departments. “Whoever wins and hold the trophy at the end is just gravy.”

“It's a ton of fun,” said Chris Schofield, a firefighter in Londonderry and Hampstead. “It's for a great cause. We always have a ton of fun and it's a lot of laughs between both dugouts.”

The game is 6 p.m. at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium. Tickets are $10. Children younger than 5 will be admitted for free.

“Being here with the kids is awesome,” said Londonderry police Officer Justin Hallock. “I've had the same (CHaD) buddy for four years, so we link up. He loves the game. I bring my kids to the game. It's a great family time and everybody has fun.”

“I like how everyone comes together to support all the CHaD kids,” said CHaD patient Isabella Cottrell.

Isabella, 12, suffers from a bleeding disorder and has been a CHaD kid since birth.

“So, when she gets cut, she doesn't stop bleeding,” said Brian Cottrell, Isabella’s father. “She can bleed for hours on end. So, there's two places where we can get stuff to treat that – Dartmouth-Hitchcock or Boston (Children’s Hospital).”

A Barnstead firefighter, Brian Cottrell plays in Battle of the Badges on behalf of his daughter.

“I'm really proud of my dad for playing in this and being a part of it,” Isabella said.